ASIRT news releases

On Sept. 21, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 29-year-old man that day.

On Sept. 1, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate a Calgary Police Service (CPS) officer’s discharge of his service weapon during an encounter with a 28-year-old man that day. No one was injured.

On Aug. 27, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate an incident that took place the previous evening during which Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers discharged their service firearms. A 28-year-old male was seriously injured.

On Aug. 14, 2021, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 39-year-old man who was shot and killed by police at an oilfield battery site during a standoff that same day.

On July 27, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident that took place that same day during which Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers discharged their service firearms, resulting in the death of a 43-year-old man.

On July 26, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident where a 29-year-old woman sustained an injury during contact with Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officers.

On Aug.31, 2018, pursuant to Section 46.1 of the Police Act, ASIRT was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 25-year-old man as a result of an officer-involved shooting that occurred that day.

On July 12, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding contact between members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) and a 37-year-old man. Following the man’s encounter with CPS, he attended to hospital, where he was admitted and later passed away. 

On July 27, 2018, ASIRT was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an arrest by members of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) that occurred that same day. During that arrest, an officer discharged his service pistol and was designated as the subject officer in ASIRT’s investigation. No one was injured as a result of the discharge of the firearm.

On Aug. 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 46.1 of the Police Act, the Director of Law Enforcement (DLE) assigned ASIRT to investigate the circumstances surrounding a vehicle pursuit and subsequent arrest of a 31-year-old man. The man had been arrested by members of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) on July 30 following a brief vehicle pursuit which had resulted in serious injury to an uninvolved pedestrian, and was terminated by intentional contact made by two EPS vehicles.

On July 7, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident that took place that same day during which a member of the Calgary Police Service (CPS) discharged a service firearm, resulting in serious injury to a 23-year-old man.

On Sept. 30, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was assigned to investigate a fatal single motor vehicle collision that followed an attempted traffic stop by members of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS). The collision resulted in the death of the 27-year-old male driver, and serious injury to the 21-year-old female passenger. 

On July 3, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an encounter between members of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and a 50-year-old man that occurred that same day and resulted in the man’s death.

On June 20, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident that took place that same day during which a member of the Cold Lake Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) discharged a service firearm, resulting in the death of a 28-year-old man.

On June 17, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an encounter between members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and a 29-year-old man that took place that same day near High Prairie.

On June 7, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 35-year-old man who went into medical distress while in custody at the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) Airdrie detachment, and was subsequently pronounced deceased that same day in hospital.

On June 6, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer-involved shooting that took place shortly before midnight the previous day. During that incident, a 33-year-old man sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

On June 5, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an incident where a member of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) discharged a service firearm during an encounter with two men. Following the incident, a 31-year-old man was determined to have sustained a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.

On May 28, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an encounter between members of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) and a 50-year-old man, who subsequently went into medical distress. Officers had been sent to assist Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel.

On May 24, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that took place that same day in Red Deer, and resulted in the death of a 46-year-old man.

This incident references conduct of a 17-year-old young person as defined by the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). Pursuant to the provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, it is an offence to publish the name of a young person charged with or convicted of an offence and/or any information that would tend to identify them.

On May 11, 2021, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the potential mishandling of evidence by a member of the Lethbridge Police Service (LPS).

On May 7, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 26-year-old man who died while in the custody of the Lloydminster Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) that same day.

On May 1, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an Edmonton Police Service (EPS) officer-involved shooting that took place that same day and resulted in serious injury to a 36-year-old man.

On April 24, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding serious injuries sustained during a collision between a Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) vehicle and a 28-year-old man on a bicycle.

On April 20, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a 19-year-old man by members of the Edmonton Police Service (EPS) that took place that same day and resulted in an injury.

On April 10, 2018, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a 27-year-old man who was shot and killed during an encounter with a Calgary Police Service (CPS) officer shortly before midnight during what is believed to have been an attempted robbery.

On April 29, 2019, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding injuries sustained by a 33-year-old man during his arrest by members of the Lloydminster RCMP that same date.

On April 3, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding an officer-involved shooting that occurred that same day on the O’Chiese First Nation, and which resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man.

On the afternoon of March 25, the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) was directed to investigate the circumstances surrounding the apprehension and arrest of a 39-year-old man. On that date, the Edmonton Police Service made a 46.1 notification to the Director of Law Enforcement regarding an arrest that had occurred on March 23 during which force was used.